Thinking you know something is a sure way to blind yourself.
There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover.
When you imagine mistakes, there can be no self-defense.
Something cannot emerge from nothing.
A world is supported by four things: the learning of wise, the justice of great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.
Major flaw in government arise from a fear of making radical internal changes even though a need is clearly seen.